Stepping into the Emptiness: Scaffolding in Organizational Transition

Autor/in	Kokkonen, Juhana
Titel	Stepping into the Emptiness: Scaffolding in Organizational Transition
Quelle	In: Learning Organization, 21 (2014) 3, S.193-205 (13 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0969-6474
DOI	10.1108/TLO-07-2012-0048
Schlagwörter	Change Agents; Organizational Change; Organizational Learning; Foreign Countries; Urban Universities; Scaffolding (Teaching Technique); Finland (Helsinki) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Organisationswandel; Organisationslernen; Ausland
Abstract	Purpose: The purpose of this study is to analyze the personal challenges of a change agent, namely, a catalyst, attempting to promote organizational change in a hybrid and complex educational organization. The study mirrors subjective experiences with classic bureaucracy research and the theory of collaborative community. It analyzes the lack of work developmental scaffolds in the transition from a bureaucracy to a collaborative community. Design/methodology/approach: The study uses autoethnographic methods. Findings: A hybrid and complex context does not offer firm scaffolds for a change agent. Classic bureaucracy research and the theory of collaborative community have difficulties to explain the personal challenges of the change agent. Research limitations/implications: Research on weak or missing organizational scaffolding and transitional challenges should be studied using a multidisciplinary approach. The concepts of the zone of proximal development and scaffolding in a complex context should be revised. Practical implications: Hybrid and complex organizations should develop new ways to scaffold and manage their work development. Originality/value: This paper shows and analyzes the personal challenges of a change agent on a hybrid and complex organization. The autoethnographic approach gives important knowledge about the lack of theoretical explanation of the problematics of organizational transition. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01